A Twitter chat is a lot like any other online chat, where people gather to talk about a specific issue. The great thing about a Twitter chat is it brings people together from all over world to a central area (Twitter) where they can interact in real time. To join a Twitter chat, you just need to know what hashtag is being used. Not sure what a hashtag is? Check out day four for activities surrounding hashtags.
Here are a couple activities that will let you take your Twitter experience even further:
- If you’d like to follow a hashtag chat in an easy and engaging format, try the Twubs tool. Check out the plpnetwork Twubs page for an example of how this tool works.
- Cybraryman has created a page with 300+ eductional Twitter hashtags being used right now.
- Visit the Connected Educator Month calendar and click on the Twitter chat label for a list of other Twitter chats you can attend during the month of October.
- Want to study up before the chat? Check out this guide on how to get the most out of participating in a Twitter chat.
- Want more ideas on how to use Twitter? Download Powerful Learning Practice’s free Twitter Handbook for Teachers, a brand new, 13-page guide to Twitter. This guide is for educators who are new to Twitter, or veterans to the social media platform who want to bring Twitter into their classrooms or grow their network.
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